The pelican Surname
pelican Name Meaning and History
Southern French: from Occitan pellican ‘pelican’ (Latin
pelicanus, classical Greek pelekan, medieval Greek
pelekas), which was used to signify a beggar or destitute
person. Compare also Pelikan. This is also a habitational name
from a place so named in Hérault.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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